Software Engineering Summer Intern Review
at BAE Systems
Internship (1 Month+)
Software Engineering
Leeds
Review Submitted: September 2024
Overall Rating
4.4 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
5/5
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Overview of Role
4.5/5
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Skills Development
4/5
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Support and Guidance
4/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
As a software engineer, I design, develop and maintain software solutions for defence and security projects. The teams operate in a Agile and Scrum way, and my daily tasks included coding, debugging integration and continuous learning.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I was given a lot of responsibility from the get go, understanding you will only get out of it what you put in. I led product demo's, earned certifications and upskilled on all the technologies I was working with to ensure our products for the clients met a high standard.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Communication has improved dramatically as to meet the sprint goals. My knowledge of the full stack has improved and I have learnt a bit of platform work in the way of AWS.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
4/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
4/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
5/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
There was a lot of guidance in terms of my day to day tasks, as we operated within an Agile and Scrum Framework. However as it was a short summer internship of 4 months off the back of Covid, a lot of the support networks/ socials were not available to us, however in 2024 this is no longer the case and there is a strong support network available.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
5/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
3/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
The company culture was really inviting, everyone had the desire to learn and continually improve as well as being extremely friendly.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
3/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
4/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
4/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I enjoyed the internship a lot and gave me invaluable skills going into my final year of university
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at BAE Systems
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend BAE Systems to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to BAE Systems
Even a small seed can grow into a tree, meaning whatever opportunity you get, even if its not the desired role, give it a go and you never know where you may end up or the connections for future roles/jobs.
